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Pests and Pesticides

ScienceBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)January 2, 2011Leave a comment

4 Types of Pesticides Herbicides : kills plants Insecticides : kills insects Fungicides : kills fungi Bactericides : kills bacteria First-Generation Pesticides inorganic biocides (eg. Metals such Lead, mercury, arsenic, cyanide) Found to be toxic to humans, polluted water and soil and were not biodegradable (not able to break down naturally). Materials from a non-living…

What is Bioamplification?

ScienceBy William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team)July 5, 20104 Comments

Bioamplification is the accumulation of toxic pollutants in an animal. Toxins can be removed from the bodies of animals through sweating and urination, but these toxins need to be water soluble. DDT, DDE, PCBs, toxaphene, and the organic forms of mercury and arsenic do biomagnify in nature. These substances are consequently known as ‘persistent organic…

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